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Sydney checked her watch again. Gage had been in surgery for 3 hours, but she had been
told it was a 1 and a half hour procedure. This worried her. What if things hadn't gone as
planned, or if the doctors had made a serious mistake and Gage was in trouble. No, that
was silly. Maybe Gage wasn't sure, and just made up a length of time, Sydney reassured
herself. Just then her cell-phone rang.
"Hello, Syd, this is Trivette, how's Gage?" asked the voice on the phone.
"I don't know. He hasn't come out of surgery yet."
"Oh, that's weird. I hope Gage gets back on the job soon. It's not the same without him
here. There's another incoming call, I have to go, but I hope everything goes well,"
Trivette said as he hung up, the monotonous hum that echoed in Syd's ear telling her that
he was gone.
"I hope so to," Syd said to herself as she turned the phone off, sighing.
"Excuse me Ranger Cooke, Ranger Gage is now out of surgery, and in a room. Would
you like to see him?" asked a nurse.
" Yes, please," she said, anxious at the thought of seeing her partner.
Sydney was led down a long corridor into a room filled with machines, and beeping
noises. Gage was lying in the bed, hooked up to an IV unit, sleeping. Motionless, except
for the slight rise and fall of he chest as he breathed.
He almost looks cute lying there, Syd thought to herself. He's so peaceful.
Memories rushed back to her, of her and Gage busting criminals, and racing down the
road after them. That made her smile. Gage always seemed to be the one who drove, and
when he revved up the speed, it was really fun. It was a roller coaster, in the fact that you
felt like the car was out of control, but you knew that you were safe. Gage always made
her feel safe. She remembered the night Alex and Walker's plane got kidnapped, and how
she, Gage, and Trivette had been waiting at C.D.'s for any news. That reminded her of the
kiss. She was so happy and excited she didn't think. She just turned to Gage, and did the
first thing that came to her mind. She kissed him. It wasn't like any other kiss she had
experienced before. It was magical, and it felt like something within her melted. She often
thought about that kiss. Looking at Gage's face, she wondered if he ever thought about
that kiss as well. The one thing she had often thought to herself, and wanted to ask him
was why he kissed her back. When he kissed her back, it wasn't just any kiss. He
REALLY kissed her. They never really talked about it, although Syd almost asked him
about a couple of times. Gage had brought it up once, but Syd had ignored it, not wanting
to talk about it. But the thing was she did. She wanted to scream about it, and tell
everyone how great it was, she just couldn't express herself without sounding stupid. It
was an inexplicable feeling.
Looking at Gage again, she leaned over and brushed her lips against his. Maybe they
would be able to talk about it someday. For now, all she could hope was that he would
regain his hearing, and they could be partners again. So she locked those feelings up inside
a special place in her heart, and lost herself in memories.
Sydney checked her watch again. Gage had been in surgery for 3 hours, but she had been
told it was a 1 and a half hour procedure. This worried her. What if things hadn't gone as
planned, or if the doctors had made a serious mistake and Gage was in trouble. No, that
was silly. Maybe Gage wasn't sure, and just made up a length of time, Sydney reassured
herself. Just then her cell-phone rang.
"Hello, Syd, this is Trivette, how's Gage?" asked the voice on the phone.
"I don't know. He hasn't come out of surgery yet."
"Oh, that's weird. I hope Gage gets back on the job soon. It's not the same without him
here. There's another incoming call, I have to go, but I hope everything goes well,"
Trivette said as he hung up, the monotonous hum that echoed in Syd's ear telling her that
he was gone.
"I hope so to," Syd said to herself as she turned the phone off, sighing.
"Excuse me Ranger Cooke, Ranger Gage is now out of surgery, and in a room. Would
you like to see him?" asked a nurse.
" Yes, please," she said, anxious at the thought of seeing her partner.
Sydney was led down a long corridor into a room filled with machines, and beeping
noises. Gage was lying in the bed, hooked up to an IV unit, sleeping. Motionless, except
for the slight rise and fall of he chest as he breathed.
He almost looks cute lying there, Syd thought to herself. He's so peaceful.
Memories rushed back to her, of her and Gage busting criminals, and racing down the
road after them. That made her smile. Gage always seemed to be the one who drove, and
when he revved up the speed, it was really fun. It was a roller coaster, in the fact that you
felt like the car was out of control, but you knew that you were safe. Gage always made
her feel safe. She remembered the night Alex and Walker's plane got kidnapped, and how
she, Gage, and Trivette had been waiting at C.D.'s for any news. That reminded her of the
kiss. She was so happy and excited she didn't think. She just turned to Gage, and did the
first thing that came to her mind. She kissed him. It wasn't like any other kiss she had
experienced before. It was magical, and it felt like something within her melted. She often
thought about that kiss. Looking at Gage's face, she wondered if he ever thought about
that kiss as well. The one thing she had often thought to herself, and wanted to ask him
was why he kissed her back. When he kissed her back, it wasn't just any kiss. He
REALLY kissed her. They never really talked about it, although Syd almost asked him
about a couple of times. Gage had brought it up once, but Syd had ignored it, not wanting
to talk about it. But the thing was she did. She wanted to scream about it, and tell
everyone how great it was, she just couldn't express herself without sounding stupid. It
was an inexplicable feeling.
Looking at Gage again, she leaned over and brushed her lips against his. Maybe they
would be able to talk about it someday. For now, all she could hope was that he would
regain his hearing, and they could be partners again. So she locked those feelings up inside
a special place in her heart, and lost herself in memories.